Coping with Unix

An Interactive Survival Kit

What is it?

An interactive tutorial designed for the novice Unix user. Provides step by step instructions on how to perform basic tasks. The user can even try them on Webterm, a self-contained Unix terminal. As the sections are completed, the user takes quizzes. Upon completing the basic sections, the user creates his or her own home page. It is expected that a typical user will take two hours--two days to complete the basic tutorial.

The tutorials contain some information which is specific the Computer Science department at Purdue University.

This tutorial is designed for a browser capable of handling frames and running Java.

Who is it for?

Students of CS158A and anyone else who would like to learn UNIX over the World Wide Web.

Contents:

	Basic Sections		Specialized Sections
1.	How to Use this Tutorial	14.	Maple
2.	Accessing Your Account	15.	File Manipulation Utilities
3.	The Departmental Workstation Cluster	16.	Compiling and Linking
4.	Courtesy, Ethics and Security	17.	Graphical Tools
5.	Managing Files and Directories	18.	The X Window System
6.	Viewing Files	19.	The emacs Editor
7.	Editing Files	20.	Parallel Tasking
8.	The Internet: Netscape and News	21.	Multimedia
9.	Printing	22.	Customizing Your Environment
10.	Getting Help
11.	Working on Multiple Machines
12.	Mail
13.	Final Exam

WEBTERM: How do I start?

• Launch the tutorial in its full form (requires frames and Java)
  • Recommended: In two windows.
  • In a single window.
• Read the tutorial text
  • Using frames and JavaScript